OLIVER M JONES 1813-1887

JONES, WOOD, COZAD, BUFFUM, SUMMERS, ENNETT, LIVINGSTON, WYCKOFF, SHAW, OVIATT, BERKLEY

Posted By: Dana Roquet (email)
Date: 10/14/2010 at 22:05:54

Portrait and Biographical Album of Wapello County
Published by Chapman Brothers 1877

O. M. Jones, a native of Shenandoah, Va., has been a resident of Highland Township since 1870, and is well and favorably known in this community as possessed of qualities which constitute an honest man and good citizen. The birth of our subject took place in 1813, and his parents were Thomas and Nancy (Wood) Jones, both natives of the Old Dominion. About ten years after the birth of their son they removed to Ohio and settled in Gallia County, where they lived for ten years. Thence they went to Fulton county Illinois, where for a period of forty years our subject engaged in farming pursuits, and in 1870 came to Wapello County, Iowa, and located in Highland Township on section 16, which constitutes his present homestead. His farm includes 205 acres of valuable land, to which he has added many improvements since it came into his possession.

Mr. Jones was united in marriage with Miss Mary Cozad, a native of Illinois, who by her union with our subject became the mother of the following children: Nancy married to Thomas Livingston, of Page County, Iowa; Sophia, Mrs. Elias Shaw, lives in Fulton County, Ill.; Mary Ann became the wife of Henry Oviatt, of Fulton County, Il. The mother of these children departed this life on the 1st of February, 1844, and for his second wife Mr. Jones married Miss Caroline Buffum, a native of Ohio, who bore him six children, as follows, Thomas L., during the late war, enlisted in the 103rd Illinois Infantry, and was killed at the battle of Lookout Mountain, June 22, 1864; Richard died at home June 22, 1862, at the age of sixteen years; Sarah became the wife of Amaziah Shaw, and lives in Kansas; George W. is a resident of Fulton County, Ill.; Isaac N. lives in Wayne County, Iowa; Betsy A. married John Wyckoff, of McDonough County, Ill. Mrs. Caroline Jones departed this life Jan. 23, 1870, and for his third wife Mr. J. married Miss Eliza Ennett Summers, in August, 1870. Of this marriage there were born three children—Alice W., Lemuel W. and Benjamin C., all at home.

Mr. Jones is a member of the Missionary Baptist and his wife of the Christian Church. Our subject takes an intelligent interest in the affairs of his township, and has served as School Director for a period of twelve years. He has engaged in farming pursuits the greater part of his life, although he followed milling for three years in Illinois. He was only two years old when his father died, and was reared by his stepfather, who trained him to habits of industry by which he became fitted for the later duties of life, which he was enabled to grapple with success.